A new report by Healthy Air and Water Colorado found unrepresented communities in Denver are disproportionately impacted by extreme heat, which has led to health problems
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“Diseases like diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and so when you compound that with a home that's very uncomfortable, because of the heat, that just compounds the chronic disease that the person is already dealing with. So, I think to be able to provide that level of comfort, just in terms of having an adequately cooled home, I think it's just really important,” Garcia said.
For example, the report said just 3% of Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood has a tree canopy, which in turn causes temperatures a few degrees higher than in other parts of the city. Victor Galvan, a strategic partnerships manager for the Conservation Colorado Protégete Initiative, has lived in Denver his whole life and said the findings of the report reflect his life experiences.
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